Upper Ohio Valley residents have launched the Ohio Valley Jobs Alliance to support local coal industry jobs.
The State Journal reports the mission of the alliance involves energy, manufacturing, construction and other industries working together to create jobs.
Alliance President Bruce Whipkey says the struggling coal mining industry is integral to the region’s economy and that citizens need to fight for it. He said the recent announcements of more than 2,000 layoffs accentuates the importance of this initiative and that these layoffs will affect thousands of other jobs that support the coal industry and will hurt local tax revenue.
Learn more at http://www.ohiovalleyjobs.org.